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One of the barriers is NDHQ. Politicians hear about shortages at DND but see lots of people in uniform outside standing around smoking, shopping at the mall, going for a liquid lunch and then crowding onto the 3:00 pm bus from downtown to Orleans. That is what politicians see every day.

I have thought about this some more (sorry for the drift). The way to NOT retain engineers in the Navy is to tell them ringing bells, blowing whistles and waving flags is more important than keeping the ship from sinking or catching fire.

Note the above procedure for 'piping the side' applies when the CO walks onboard (i.e. from the jetty). I think there is a whole other kettle of worms when the CO arrives by boat or helicopter. Or if the CO of another ship arrives by boat or helicopter. As someone in the engineering...

I started this thread and am curious to see which way it might go. My two cents: 1. I was at RMC in the mid-80's when 'lady cadets' were first introduced. That was not particularly well done, especially if you have read Kate Armstong's book. The fact that forty years later many of those...

In the recent Arbour report, recommendation #29 is to evaluate the future of military colleges. Specifically: Recommendation #29: A combination of Defence Team members and external experts, led by an external education specialist, should conduct a detailed review of the benefits, disadvantages...

I consider myself a dedicated cyclist. I live in an area where I can get where I need to most of the time in 15 minutes on a bicycle. I have cycled toured extensively in Canada, the US and Europe (Sweden, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Latvia, Estonia, Switzerland...

Just to provide perspective (and in no way to denigrate the time off to which you are entitled as part of your employment) but that kind of thing is unheard of in private industry. Where I work (and I think is pretty standard in my industry of engineering, consulting and construction), new...

There are some simple facts that aren’t really controversial. There are two ways for a war to end: One way is for one side or the other to be basically destroyed. And the Russians are not going to be destroyed. So that means one way is for Ukraine to be destroyed. The other way is some...

During Gulf War I, RCN ship's company were issued Tilley Hats. As regards to most-useless hat, I nominate the pillbox.

And to my above post, add that any employee has the right to refuse unsafe work conditions. So if (for example) workers were ordered to work in cold weather without gloves, they have the right to refuse to work. There shall be no retribution for such refusal. Indeed, where I work, workers...

I have forgotten how it works in DND / CAF, but in my (civilian) job ordering people to be out in weather for which they are not wearing appropriate clothing (e.g. out in cold weather without proper gloves and toques) is a safety violation and is against the law. The company and site...

Good job by the supervisor to recognize the threat and take prompt and immediate action (notify police, notify MPs, etc.). Good job by the police immediately responding to this situation.

I should further add that young kids today have a reasonable chance of living to be 100 years old with a 60 year working life. The OP shouldn't feel pressed at a young age into something that may not be to their liking. If they choose to take a year (or two or three) to figure some things...

While it is has been some decades since I was there, first year engineering is a grind. It is dull and is intended to just give the necessary basics in math and science. Engineering programs get MUCH more interesting as you progress. Also, the field of engineering is diverse (mechanical...

I will offer my perspective. As I have said, much of my work is on large construction sites with various historic - waste hazards. The construction workers show up to do a job. They don't care so much about their appearance but they certainly don't go for extremes of dyed hair, ear rings...

Some of my work is at large construction sites. If there is a chemical hazard at that site (e.g. remediation of historic waste), workers may be required to wear respirators, SCBA or similar. No beards are permitted. So it is one thing to tell a group of soldiers or sailors they have to be...

My knowledge is pretty stale and may be outdated. I will offer what I can. As I said above, ship's engineering departments need to comply with Naval Engineering Manual (NEM). I don't have a copy of that. Someone needs to flip that open and look at the first page. My guess is that it is...

I don't have much to add to this discussion except that I was trained to be a ship's engineering officer. There were two primary documents that guided operation of the ship's engineering department: one was fleet-wide (Naval Engineering Manual) and the other was ship-specific (Engineering...

Ship's telephone salvaged from one of the the old steamer-class ships. Exactly as removed from the ship. Last I used it (~15 years ago), it worked although the current draw is relatively high for modern telephone systems. All components original. Asking $100.